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    <title>Allow Australian citizens the right to carry weapons for self defence Petition: Signature List Feed</title>
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      <title>ainsley griffin [Signature #328]</title>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #327]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Sydney, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2021 01:18:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Neil Bates [Signature #326]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Neil Bates, Camira, Qld<p>Knives would be better if we could legally carry them for self defence protection.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 03:57:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Johnny Galota [Signature #325]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Johnny Galota, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia<p>Haha, recently a man lost his license and might be charged because he defended his family with an unloaded 22, not only did he defend himself and his family but also handed the criminal which was armed with a knife to police to be arrested. We all know the police can&#039;t protect us, there to busy getting money off us unlawfully.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:36:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr joshua cartwright [Signature #324]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr joshua cartwright, perth, wa, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:06:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Anonymous [Signature #323]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Glen Iris, Vic, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:19:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #322]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:57:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Norman Mountford [Signature #321]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Norman Mountford, Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia<p>A right to self defence is meaningless without also granting the citizenry access to an effective means of self defence.</p>

<p>Mace is a non-lethal weapon and should be available to adult citizens without restriction.</p>

<p>Batons are controlled force weapons which should also be available to adult purchasers  without restriction.</p>

<p>Tasers are also controlled force weapons which can kill only when used incorrectly or with killing intent.</p>

<p>These should be available, but under the same conditions as outlined for handguns below.</p>

<p>Firearms are lethal weapons, but should be available as self defence options subject to the license applicant undergoing a law enforcement approved course of instruction pertinent to self defence fiream carry.</p>

<p>Enough is enough!</p>

<p>Police cannot protect the individual because their powers only become active after a crime has been committed!</p>

<p>Nor can they be every where at once!</p>

<p>Grant the public the right to carry effective tools for self defence once again as was the case pre-1988 and 1992.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 06:02:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Rod Irvine [Signature #320]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr Rod Irvine, Wayville, SA, Australia<p>Police carry several weapons for self defence but ordinary citizens are defencless. NO justice there!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2015 10:45:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Mark Misso [Signature #319]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 02:37:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MR Stephen Gallacher [Signature #318]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MR Stephen Gallacher, Nambour, Queensland, Australia<p>I think we should be able to carry any weapon for self-defence particularly women as they are most vulnerable to attack. I&#039;m not quite positive on this, but isn&#039;t there something in the Australian Constitution about the right to bare arms if a situation arises. As I have seen documentary&#039;s on the right to bare arms in the USA, particularly in states like Texas where they carry guns on their hips, and we also know how low there crime rate is, so it pretty much speaks for itself doesn&#039;t it.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2015 04:20:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>payl mcdonald [Signature #316]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2015 05:09:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Michael Hansen [Signature #315]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:35:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #314]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, INVERELL, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:26:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #313]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Mons, Qld, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2015 07:23:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Roman Volkov [Signature #312]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Roman Volkov, Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia<p>we can&#039;t have police before crime happen. They will come to get your dead body after. Without allow to have legal guns police and government support crime to let them kill unprotected people with illegal weapon. Also teachers in schools should have guns to protect my children. Right now any mad person with knife or illegal gun able to come into school without any scare. I know how many mentally unstable people we have in Australia and I believe that some of them have illegal weapon.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #311]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Seymour, Victoria, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2015 07:53:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr john mckenna [Signature #310]</title>
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      <title>Mr Peter Wallace [Signature #309]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Peter Wallace, Gympie, Qld, Australia]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Raymond Young [Signature #307]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Raymond Young, Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia<p>People should have the Right to Defend Themselves and Victims should not be made the Criminals for defending themselves or family</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2015 04:14:22 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #306]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2015 02:10:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2015 10:55:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr daniel pitkin [Signature #303]</title>
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      <title>Mr Russell Jones [Signature #302]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Russell Jones, Cooktown, QLD, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:01:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #301]</title>
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      <title>Mr Steve McGuigan [Signature #300]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Steve McGuigan, Woocoo, QLD, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2015 08:48:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Me Bradley Walters [Signature #299]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Me Bradley Walters, Hampton Park, Victoria, Australia]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr lucas revell, bright, Victoria, Australia<p>I agree that all licensed firearm holders should be able to carry a side arm for the purpose of self defense.  If the thugs out there knew that people are armed there would be less attacks on innocent people.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Toowoomba City, Queensland, Australia]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr jay tieken, Dapto, Nsw, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2015 06:40:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr nathan mcneight [Signature #293]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robert William Gilbert, kurri kurri, New South Wales, Australia]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr robert knott, raceview, QLD, Australia<p>I agree with the target statement</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Me Wesley Kuchler [Signature #289]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Me Wesley Kuchler, Mt Isa, QLD, Australia]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr Grant hobba, penrith, nsw, Australia<p>We need to stop protecting criminals over the needs of citizens! It&#039;s about time we stop this nation of victims and fight back! The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Craig Kendall, Rochester, NY, United States of America<p>I&#039;m an expat Aussie and believe it is everyones right to carry firearms for self protection, especially in light of the terrorism attacks throughout the world today. Sydney&#039;s recent Islamic hostage debacle could have been avoided and saved at least two innocent lives!</p>]]></description>
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<p>Not all attacks can be avoided, and Australians should be allowed to legally and effectively defend themselves. Legal access to a weapon, is an extremely effective and reasonable treatment option, against an attacker that may or may not be armed themselves.</p>

<p>Current Weapons Laws only make victims, of those that may be capable of defending themselves with a weapon, but don&#039;t want to break the law.</p>

<p>Please consider the recommendations, in this petition, and help change our Weapons Laws, to give Australians back, effective self defence options.</p>]]></description>
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